I've come to love the Pacific Northwest...the sparkling Pacific Ocean, the jagged tops of the Cascade Range, the beauty of the Willamette Valley, and the clearest, deepest blue sky I have ever seen. But another reason I'm so thankful to be here - the weather!

Why? Because it's so varied, and truly interesting - from a weatherman perspective. =)

A great example is this week. It started off sunny, hot, and incredibly dry. Essentially, we had desert-like air in place across western Oregon and Washington. Then, by yesterday, the Pacific Ocean was back to work...pumping cloudy, moist, and chilly air back into the area. In fact, temperatures dropped by 30 degrees between Monday and yesterday. It was amazing to watch this transition happen...to watch the weather basically go from desert-like weather, to coastal ocean weather...in a matter of just 72 hours. Incredible.

As far as the forecast goes, that ocean air from yesterday is still in place today - so don't expect much sunshine! Instead, it will stay mostly cloudy and quite cool, too, with highs again in the 60s. By this weekend it should warm up by just a few degrees.

The morning clouds as they looked from the Rose City skycam
7:30am, Friday

Have a great weekend!

Joe M.